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Bach
Air on the G String, from Suite No.3 in D (Bach) (Suite)
 
1 Air on the G String, from Suite No 3 in D
Minuet from French Suite No.3, BWV 814 (Bach) (Suite)
1 Minuet from French Suite No 3, BWV 814
Suite No.2 in B minor for flute and strings, 8th movement 'Badinerie'. (Bach) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Bizet
Adagietto from L'Arlesienne Suite No.1. (Bizet) (Suite)
1 A slow lyrical melody played by the string section.
Berceuse: la poupee (Bizet) (Suite)
1 A lovely slow lyrical tune on the violins.
Carillon from L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Bizet) (Suite)
1 The french horn plays a sort of bell-like ground, which becomes the backdrop for the violin theme.
2 This is the main tune of the carillon, played on the violin.
Duo: petit mari, petite femme (Bizet) (Suite)
1 A duet betwenn violin and cello
Farandole from L'Arlesienne Suite No.2 (Bizet) (Suite)
1 A fortissimo orchestral tutti starts up this enegetic theme in D minor
2 Second theme of the farandole is a fast flute dance tune accompanied by drums.
Galop: le bal (Bizet) (Suite)
1 An energetic tune, with the strings racing away.
Impromptu: la toupie (Bizet) (Suite)
1 Main tune
Marche :trompette et tambour (Bizet) (Suite)
1 Heaps of trumpets contribute to the martial sound.
Menuet from L'Arlesienne Suite No.2 (Bizet) (Suite)
1 A lovely tune by the flute accompanied by the harp
Minuetto from L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Bizet) (Suite)
1 The first section of the minuet is a sprightly tune in C minor
2 the second section is a slow melody in Ab major
Pastorale from L'Arlesienne Suite No.2 (Bizet) (Suite)
1 Main tune
Prelude or Overture to L'Arlesienne Suite No.1. (Bizet) (Suite)
1 The overture/prelude opens with an energetic tutti in C minor
2 It is followed by a lyrical calm tune in Ab major.
Brahms
Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor (Brahms) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Hungarian Dance No.2 in D minor (Brahms) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Hungarian Dance No.3 in F major (Brahms) (Suite)
1 main theme
Hungarian Dance No.4 in F minor (Brahms) (Suite)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Hungarian Dance No.5 in F# minor (Brahms) (Suite)
1 First theme, in the minor
2 Second theme, in tonic major
Hungarian Dance No.6 in Db major (Brahms) (Suite)
1 Main theme
De-Séverac
Cerdaña 1. En Tartane (L'Arrivée En Cerdagne). (De-Séverac) (Suite)
1 Introductory free-flowing arpeggios.
Cerdaña 2. Les Fetes (Souvenir De Puigcerda) (De-Séverac) (Suite)
1 Very quiet introductory passage
Cerdaña 3. Menetriers Et Glaneuses (Souvenir D'Un Pelerinage À Font-Romeu) (De-Séverac) (Suite)
1 A dramatic start to a lively movement.
Cerdaña 4. Les Muletiers Devant Le Christ De Llivia (Complainte) (De-Séverac) (Suite)
1 con dolore.
Cerdaña 5. Le Retour Des Muletiers (De-Séverac) (Suite)
1 Allegro
Dvořák
Serenade for Strings in E Op 22 1st movement (Dvořák) (Suite)
1 Serenade for Strings in E Op 22 1st Movt
Serenade for Strings in E Op 22 2nd movement - Tempo di Valse (Dvořák) (Suite)
1 Serenade for strings in E Op 22 2nd Movt - Tempo di Valse
2 Second theme forms a contrast in a distant key
Serenade for Strings in E Op 22 3rd movement (Dvořák) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Serenade for Strings in E Op 22 4th movement (Dvořák) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Serenade for Strings in E Op 22 5th movement (Dvořák) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.1 in C (Dvořák) (Suite)
1 An extremely lively scherzo-like tune opens this work.
2 Another lively melody that goes round and round
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.2 in E minor (Dvořák) (Suite)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.3 in Ab (Dvořák) (Suite)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.4 in F (Dvořák) (Suite)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.5 in A (Dvořák) (Suite)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.6 in D (Dvořák) (Suite)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.7 in C minor (Dvořák) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.8 in G minor (Dvořák) (Suite)
1 First theme
Slavonic Dance Op 72 No.2 in E minor (Dvořák) (Suite)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
3 Third theme
Elgar
Serenade for Strings - 3rd movement Allegretto (Elgar) (Suite)
1 First theme
Serenade for Strings - Larghetto (Elgar) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Fauré
Berceuse from Dolly Suite Op 56 (Fauré) (Suite)
1 Berceuse from Dolly Suite Op 56
Le Pas Espagnol (Fauré) (Suite)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Gomersall
California (from West To East - Suite for Orchestra) (Gomersall) (Suite)
1 Introductory theme on unison brass - quote from "Good Vibrations"
2 Beach Volleyball - first violins
3 Wildflowers at Point Lobos - French Horns
4 San Francisco - trumpets
5 Misty rocks at Big Sur - oboes
6 Magical Carmel - first violins
7 El Capitan at Yosemite (trumpets, violins, horns)
New Orleans (from West To East - Suite for Orchestra) (Gomersall) (Suite)
1 Down on the Levee.
2 Le Vieux Carré -the French Quarter of New Orleans. Dixieland jazz. Trumpet.
3 Mississippi Paddle Boat - theme on horns.
4 Algiers Point - theme on clarinets
Planter's Song, from Savannah, from West-to East Suite (Gomersall) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Sailor's Song, from Savannah, from West-to East Suite (Gomersall) (Suite)
1 This is wriiten in the style of an old sea shanty, with a declamatory line (on woodwinds) alternating with a chorus (on strings).
Savannah (from West to East - Suite for Orchestra) (Gomersall) (Suite)
1 Colonial Sailor's Song. This is wriiten in the style of an old sea shanty, with a declamatory line (on woodwinds) alternating with a chorus (on strings).
2 Chippewa Square. The peace and tranquillity of this place is depicted with a calm slow tune on violins, accompanied by rapid but harmonious figure on cellos, and with occasional toots by the flutes.
3 The Planter's Song. The cellos start to play their tuneful riff, possibly kidding listeners that this is the actual theme, but the trumpet then bursts in with a very jolly tune.
4 Cold evening at Tybee Island.This beach is probably packed with swimmers and surfers on a warm sunny day, but in this scene the oboes and the pulsating strings depict a deserted beach on a cold evening.
5 Fort Pulanski. Side drums and a trumpet fanfare introduce this military episode. Later the tempo accelerates leading to a huge tutti crash, as the fort's walls are breached by accurate and deadly cannon fire. Calm then returns to Savannah in the coda of this movement.
The South-West (from West To East - Suite for Orchestra) (Gomersall) (Suite)
1 Grand Canyon.
2 The Lost Tribe of Sinagua
3 Hispanic Festival
4 Pueblo Lament
The South-West (from West To East - Suite for Orchestra) - Live recording by Unley Symphony Orchestra - (Gomersall) (Suite)
1 Grand Canyon.
2 The Lost Tribe of Sinagua
3 Hispanic Festival
4 Pueblo Lament
Grieg
Ingrid's Complaint, from Peer Gynt Suite II (Grieg) (Suite)
1 Dramatic opening theme
Peer Gynt Op 46 No.1 - Morning Mood (Grieg) (Suite)
1 Peer Gynt Op 46 No 1 'Morning Mood'
Peer Gynt Op 46 No.2 Ase's Death (Grieg) (Suite)
1 Peer Gynt Op 46 No 2 'Ase's Death'
Peer Gynt Op 46 No.3 - Anitra's Dance (Grieg) (Suite)
1 Peer Gynt Op 46 No 3 'Anitra's Dance'
Peer Gynt Op 46 No.4 - In the Hall of the Mountian King (Grieg) (Suite)
1 Peer Gynt Op 46 No 4 - 'In the Hall of the Mountian King'
Sarabande, from Holberg Suite II (Aus Holberg's Zeit) (Grieg) (Suite)
1 Main tune
Solveig's Song, from Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Op 55. (Grieg) (Suite)
1 Introductory melancholy strain.
2 Main theme, still in the minor key
3 A cheerful contrasting theme in the major key.
Handel
Bourrée - Music for the Royal Fireworks (Handel) (Suite)
1 Bourrée - Music for the Royal Fireworks
Fanfare (La Rejouissance) - Music for the Royal Fireworks (Handel) (Suite)
1 Fanfare (La Rejouissance) - Music for the Royal Fireworks
La Paix, from the Fireworks Music (Handel) (Suite)
1 Main theme 'Largo alla Siciliana'
Overture to Music for the Royal Fireworks. (Handel) (Suite)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Water Music, 1 Overture - Largo - Allegro (Handel) (Suite)
1 First theme
Water Music, 2 Second movement - Adagio e Staccato (Handel) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Water Music, 4th Movement (Handel) (Suite)
1 Water Music, 4th Movement
Water Music, 6th Movement (Handel) (Suite)
1 Water Music, 6th Movement
Water Music, 7th Movement, Air in F (Handel) (Suite)
1 Water Music, 7th Movement, Air in F
Water Music, 8 Eighth movement - Minuet for French Horn (Handel) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Water Music, 9 Ninth movement - Bouree - Presto (Handel) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Water Music, 10 Tenth movement - Hornpipe (Handel) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Water Music, 11 Eleventh movement - Hornpipe (Handel) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Water Music, 13 "Alla Hornpipe", 13th Movement (Handel) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Holst
Planets Suite - 1 - Mars the Bringer of War. (Holst) (Suite)
1 Mars the Bringer of War from the Planets
Planets Suite - 2 - Venus the Bringer of Peace. (Holst) (Suite)
1 Venus the Bringer of Peace from the Planets
Planets Suite - 3 - Mercury the Winged Messemger. (Holst) (Suite)
1 Mercury the Winged Messemger from the Planets
Planets Suite - 4 - Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Holst) (Suite)
1 Planets Suite - Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity - Theme 1 - Opening
2 Theme 2, a bold statement by the horns.
3 Theme 3, again the horns dominate.
4 Theme 4, horns yet again!
5 Theme 5 "I vow to thee my country", a majestic tune introduced by the cellos.
Planets Suite - 5 - Saturn, the bringer of old age. (Holst) (Suite)
1 Slow augmented chords precede this lugubrious theme on the horns.
Planets Suite - 6 - Uranus the Magician. (Holst) (Suite)
1 The brass casts the magician's spell, 4 mysterious notes - G Eb A B.
Planets Suite - 7 - Neptune the Mystic. (Holst) (Suite)
1 Flutes and bass flute open with this pianissimo theme.
Mendelssohn
Midsummer Night's Dream - Intermezzo (Mendelssohn) (Suite)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
3 Third theme
4 Fourth theme, a jolly tune on the bassoon
Midsummer Night's Dream - Notturno (Mendelssohn) (Suite)
1 First theme, introduced on the horn.
Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture Op. 21 (Mendelssohn) (Suite)
1 Theme 1 is fairy-quiet delicate introduction on the strings.
2 This 2nd theme comes in with a huge blast on the brass,
3 the 3rd theme is much quieter than the second, re-introducing the fairy-tale quality of the overture.
4 This 4th theme is another lively one, contrasting with the 3rd theme.
Midsummer Night's Dream - Scherzo (Mendelssohn) (Suite)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Wedding March from Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Prokofiev
Bird's theme from Peter and the Wolf (flute) (Prokofiev) (Suite)
1 Bird's theme on flute.
Peter and the Wolf - Cat Theme (clarinet) (Prokofiev) (Suite)
1 Peter and the Wolf - Cat Theme on clarinet
Peter and the Wolf - Grandfather's Theme (double bass) (Prokofiev) (Suite)
1 Peter and the Wolf - Grandfather's Theme on double-bass.
Peter's theme from Peter and the Wolf (strings) (Prokofiev) (Suite)
1 Peter and the Wolf - Peter's Theme by the strings.
Purcell
Minuet from Keyboard Suit No.1 in G (Purcell) (Suite)
1 Minuet from Keyboard Suit No 1 in G
Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherezade Op 35 (Abridged for chamber ensemble) (Rimsky-Korsakov) (Suite)
1 Scheherezade Op 35 (Abridged for chamber ensemble)
Scheherezade Op 35 1st movement - The Sea and Sinbad's Ship (Rimsky-Korsakov) (Suite)
1 The Sea and Sinbad's Ship, dramatic opening in octaves, possibly depicting the cruel sultan.
2 The 2nd theme, depicting Sheherazade, makes an enormous contrast, a light fluttering tune high up on a solo violin, accompanied by the harp.
3 the 3rd theme on first violins seems to surge higher and higher with the waves, with huge splashes on pizzicato strings.
4 The weather seems to be calming down as the 4th theme, on clarinets and bassoons, appears.
5 The calm after the storm is expressed by this 5th theme played by the flutes.
Scheherezade Op 35 2nd movement - The Story of the Kalander Prince (Rimsky-Korsakov) (Suite)
1 The Story of the Kalander Prince opens with Sheherezade's soaring violin theme.
2 The first main theme emerges on the high register of the bassoon, giving a very exotic 'oriental' effect.
3 The 2nd theme is a variant of the first, played by the oboes.
4 The 3rd theme is a strident and dramatic outburst on the trombones, followed by a faster but more subdued echo on the trumpets, in a very distant key.
Scheherezade Op 35 3rd movement - The Young Prince and Princess (Rimsky-Korsakov) (Suite)
1 The Young Prince and Princess - 1st theme, possibly representing the princess.
2 The 2nd theme on clarinet is a little livelier, perhaps this is the theme of the Young Prince.
Scheherezade Op 35 4th movement - Festival at Bagdad (Rimsky-Korsakov) (Suite)
1 Scheherezade Op 35 4th Movt - Festival at Bagdad, Intro - The Sultan again.
2 The 2nd theme on flutes introduces a lighter, more festive atmosphere.
Saint-Saens
Suite Algerienne, 3rd movement. Reverie du Soir. Allegro - andantino (Saint-Saens) (Suite)
1 Intro to Reverie du soir
2 Main tune of Reverie du soir
Suite Algerienne, 4th movement. Marche Militaire Francaise. (Saint-Saens) (Suite)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
The Swan, from Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saens) (Suite)
1 The Swan, from Carnival of the Animals
Satie
Gymnopédie No.1 (Satie) (Suite)
1 Gymnopedie No.1
Gymnopédie No.2 (Satie) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Gymnopédie No.3 (Satie) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Schumann
About Strange Lands and People, from Scenes from Childhood Op 15 (Schumann) (Suite)
1 About Strange Lands and People, from Scenes from Childhood Op 15
Arlequin from Carnaval Op 9 (Schumann) (Suite)
1 Arlequin from Carnaval Op 9
Papillons. 1. Introduzione and Piece No.1 - Moderato (Schumann) (Suite)
1 Papillons - Introduzione
2 Papillon number 1.
Papillons. 2. Presto (Schumann) (Suite)
1 Introductory arpeggios
2 Presto,Main tune
Papillons. 3. Pomposo (Schumann) (Suite)
1 Pomposo main theme 'Grandfather's dance'.
Papillons. 4. Allegretto vivace (Schumann) (Suite)
1 main theme
Papillons. 5. Allegretto cantabile (Schumann) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Papillons. 6. Allegro molto (Schumann) (Suite)
1 main theme
Papillons. 7. Semplice (Schumann) (Suite)
1 main theme
Papillons. 8. Allegro con brio (Schumann) (Suite)
1 Main theme
Papillons. 9. Presto (Schumann) (Suite)
1 main theme
Papillons. 10. MeNo.mosso (Schumann) (Suite)
1 After some heavy pomposo thumping, this flowing lyrical melody emerges.
Papillons. 11. Allegro con spirito (Schumann) (Suite)
1 After a chordal dominant tonic intro, this is the main sprightly tune.
Papillons. 12. Finale (Schumann) (Suite)
1 This finale starts with the grandfather's dance, then recaps earlier tunes, then dies out as the clock strikes 6 a.m.
Perfectly Contended - from Scenes from Childhood Op 15 No.5 Gluckes genug (Schumann) (Suite)
1 Perfectly Contended - from Scenes from Childhood Op 15 no 5 Gluckes genug
Pleading Child (from Scenes from Childhood Op. 15) (Schumann) (Suite)
1 Pleading Child (from Scenes from Childhood Op. 15)
Préambule from Carnaval Op 9 (Schumann) (Suite)
1 Préambule - quasi maestoso
2 Préambule - piu mosso
Träumerei (No.7 from Scenes from Childhood) (Schumann) (Suite)
1 Träumerei (No 7 from Scenes from Childhood)
Wild Horseman from Album for the Young No.8 (Schumann) (Suite)
1 Wild Horseman from Album for the Young No 8
Sibelius
Intermezzo from Karelia Suite Op 11 (Sibelius) (Suite)
1 Intermezzo from Karelia Suite Op 11
March from Karelia Suite for Orchestra, Op 11 (Sibelius) (Suite)
1 March from Karelia Suite for Orchestra, Op 11
2 Second theme of Karelia March, on brass and woodwind.
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